Sunday, November 1, 2015

Zombie
Farms is located in Winterville, Georgia just outside of Athens. They have a permanent location, however it is
an outdoor trail. Please be advised to
wear the correct footwear for this situation, especially if it has been raining
within a day or two of your visit. Another
tip for visitors from us is that the GPS did not take us directly to the
address, so keep driving after that and you will eventually clearly see the
correct location.

The
haunt contains a variety of elements in addition to the trail itself. They have a zombie photo opportunity set up,
ghost stories being told, a bonfire, and for an upcharge you can do a behind
the scenes tour which includes a change to tour backstage and talk with the
crew. We chose to do that bonus tour as
well and would love to give a proper shout-out to the three stellar actors who
were in animal regalia and spent so much time and energy on us because of our
dolls that indicated we were a part of the Behind the Mask tour. They did a superb job and could give pointers
to others on how to make guests who have paid extra feel as though they are getting
their money's worth.

Two of
the things that we really appreciated about this haunted attraction were the
beautifully shared backstory and the clear trail path. The backstory is built up as soon as your
group enters the first entrance (there are two and the first is for a larger
group to get the backstory, while the second breaks you into smaller groups and
collects your tickets). There is a video
shown in a barnlike space which informs you of the history behind what you will
experience. The story is intricate and
the video well done. If you listen to it
you will be more well informed about what you will encounter as you traverse
the remainder of the trail. The second
thing that we loved was that the trail, for the most part, was smooth and easy
to travel. It was lit well enough to be
seen, but not so much that it detracted from the scary setting that it was
establishing. Although we did encounter
some roots during certain sections of the event they were not really a problem
and were large enough to step on and keep moving without feeling as though you
were constantly in danger of falling.

One of
our favorite sets located at Zombie Farms was called Halloween Town. The reason that we loved it so much was not
for the scare factor, but rather for the intricate details which it housed
including its many trick-or-treaters. Although
several of their other sets are thoroughly detailed this one stands out above
them for us.

If you
have read even a few of our previous reviews you know that we have been to so
many haunts it has become very difficult to get either of us to even jump. I can happily report to you that we jumped
several times during our walk through the woods and fields which make up Zombie
Farms, which should be considered high praise for their actors.

We rate
Zombie Farms with a solid four severed heads out of a possible five. This is a haunted attraction which is worth
the drive, especially if you are a haunt fanatic and want to give their bonus
tour a try.